Instructional Design Community of Practice
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Are you an Instructional Designer or a professional who is involved in supporting faculty to improve their learning environment or teaching practice? Interested in knocking down walls and connecting with other Instructional Designers? Join us in our next meeting to connect with others, discuss hot topics, exchange promising practices and unfold design puzzles. (more…)
SoTL Community of Practice
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Have you tried a new teaching technique (or want to) but remain unsure of whether it was effective? Have you heard of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) but are unclear of what this is or what types of scholarship can be done in this area? Are you wanting to evaluate teaching and learning (more…)
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Indigenous Foundations
Series: Indigenous Initiatives
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Indigenous Foundations – Bridging the Knowledge Gap
http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca
Picture This: The Value of Multiple Visual Representations for Student Learning of Quantum Concepts
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Mental models for scientific learning are often defined as, “cognitive tools situated between experiments and theories” (Duschl & Grandy, 2012). In learning, these cognitive tools are used to not only take in new information, but to help problem solve in new contexts. If conceptual tools used by the students in science education are inaccurate, then (more…)
edX Studio Sessions
Series: Learning Technology
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UBC is adding edX to the “evolving ecosystem of learning technology platforms, tools and applications on campus”. edX can be used to provide a blended learning experience for campus-based courses, as well as UBC online and distance courses. In each of these sessions we will be highlighting a tool or functionality of the edX Edge (more…)
How is Gender Associated with “Good” Learning and Perceptions of “Good” Teaching?
Series: Community of Practice (CoP)
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This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. Contract Faculty Community of Practice Female, male and LGBT*TQIA+, instructors, TAs and students all experience some levels of gender stereotypes in the classrooms. As educators, how do we use gender to conform to or challenge expectations and assumptions about the look and conduct of “the person (more…)
DIY Media Learning Community
Series: Learning Technology
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We are a group of people with an interest in DIY media development and a role in supporting Faculty who are engaged in these projects. We meet monthly to share ideas, challenges and resources. Our group includes media specialists, learning designers, students, instructional support staff and sometimes faculty who come to share their projects in (more…)
i>clicker Classroom Response System Workshop
Series: Learning Technology
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This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. What will the workshop cover? This workshop is designed for instructors who are interested in learning more about how classroom response systems can be used to enhance their classrooms. We will discuss our physical remote option (i>clicker) as well as our web-based platform called REEF. REEF (more…)
TLEF Proposal Development Drop-in Session – November 10
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Beginning in September, CTLT and Faculty support units will be hosting a series of drop-in sessions to help applicants in the development of their Large and Small TLEF Project proposals. Applicants can drop in to these sessions to talk about their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as pedagogy, assessment, media (more…)
TLEF Proposal Development Drop-in Session – November 5
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Beginning in September, CTLT and Faculty support units will be hosting a series of drop-in sessions to help applicants in the development of their Large and Small TLEF Project proposals. Applicants can drop in to these sessions to talk about their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such as pedagogy, assessment, media (more…)